Char Siu Chicken

Char Siu Chicken by: Bill 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:12/02/2022Updated:12/01/2022 Char Siu Chicken is an easy alternative to our popular roast pork char siu.If you can’t eat pork or just prefer chicken, this oven-roasted char siu chicken recipe is for you! Why Make Chicken Char Siu? Roast Pork Char Siu goes way back for me, when I learned how to make it (and treats like Roast Pork with Garlic Bread) from my father, a chef cooking in upstate New York.  But after working on the blog and fielding questions from so many folks around the world for all these years—whenever I’m digging into pork char siu, I often think about the people who are missing out on that great char siu flavor because they don’t eat pork.With this recipe, you don’t have to make any compromises.

Using chicken is not only an easy substitute, it’s also pretty delicious in its own right!  What Cut of Chicken to Use  Dark meat chicken gives a similar sticky and delicious effect as pork shoulder or boneless pork butt.This recipe calls for chicken thighs, but you can also use drumsticks, leg quarters, or wings even.If you’d like to use chicken breast, we recommend skin-on, split chicken breasts.

You’ll want to check the internal temperature to avoid overcooking the white meat.For breast meat, it should be 160°F/71°C—it will come up to 165°F (74°C) with residual heat after you take it out of the oven.   Baked Char Siu Chicken: A Make Ahead